DES-3028 DES-3028P DES-3028G DES-3052 DES-3052P Layer 2 Fast Ethernet Managed Switch
Parameter Description
From and To
Select ports to be initialized.
Auth PAE State
The Authenticator PAE State will display one of the following: Initialize, Disconnected,
Connecting, Authenticating, Authenticated, Aborting, Held, ForceAuth, ForceUnauth, and N/A.
Backend State
The Backend Authentication State will display one of the following: Request, Response,
Success, Fail, Timeout, Idle, Initialize, and N/A.
Oper Dir
The status of the administrative-controlled direction, either In or Both.
Port Status
A read-only field indicating a port on the Switch.
Initializing Ports for Host Based 802.1X
To initialize ports for the Host side of 802.1X, the user must first enable 802.1X by MAC address in the DES-30xx Web
Management Tool window. Click Security > 802.1X > Initialize Port(s) to open the following window:
Figure 10- 29. Initialize Ports (Host based 802.1X)
To initialize ports, choose the range of ports in the From and To field. Then the user must specify the MAC address to be
initialized by entering it into the MAC Address field and checking the corresponding check box. To begin the initialization, click
Apply.
NOTE: The user must first globally enable 802.1X in the DES-30xx Web
Management Tool window before initializing ports. Information in the
Initialize Ports Table cannot be viewed before enabling 802.1X.
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